Farm Sanctuary News: Brave Escape, New Blog and Cafeteria Reform

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 August 13, 2009

 

 

 

 

BULLETINS

 

Farm Sanctuary featured in Sundance Channel short on the Fruit Tree Planting

Foundation.

 

 

Catch Gene Baur on

“Vegan Break.â€

 

 

 

OUR BLOGS

 

 

Aug. 12, 2009 - Open Up and Say “Baaah!â€

 

Aug. 12, 2009 - These (Pleather) Boots Were Made for Walking…

 

Aug. 12, 2009 - The Walk, to a “tâ€

 

Aug. 6, 2009 - Sweet Summertime

 

 

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

8/09 - Meet Gene Baur when he speaks in New York City and Colorado.

9/19 - 9/20/09 - NY Farm Animal Care Conference

09 - 10/09 - Walk for Farm Animals

 

 

IN THE NEWS

 

THE NEW YORK TIMES

July 23, 2009

City Is Urged to Provide Healthy, Locally Grown Food

METRO INTERNATIONAL

July 22, 2009

Spend some time on the farm

 

 

HELP THE ANIMALS

 

 

 

 

 

 

FEATURED MERCHANDISE

 

Bring the ice cream parlor home with 150 vegan recipes like Chocolate

Marshmallow. $19.99

 

 

 

Our new USA made

spaghetti strap tank is the ideal look for summertime stylin’. $16

 

 

 

Escape (Goats) from New York

You’ve heard of scapegoats, but how about escapegoats? That’s what officers

from New York City Animal Care & Control and the NYPD’s Emergency Services

Unit found wandering the traffic-clogged streets of the Bronx a few weeks ago.

Read more.

Are You Ready for Some Walk Talk?

Join the Walk for Farm Animals community and catch up on the latest event buzz

on our new “Walk Talk†blog. See how our national Walks are raising vital

funds for farm animals and creating positive change, and find out how you can

help! Visit the blog. Help Kids Access Dairy Alternatives

With knowledge and awareness of nutritional issues rising, we must ensure that

meals provided to schoolchildren include readily-available alternatives to

cows’ milk. The Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act gives us that opportunity.

Take action.

Come Learn from the Experts!

If you have, or hope to have, farm animals in your care, you won’t want to

miss our NY Farm Animal Care Conference on Sept.19 & 20. At this intensive

workshop, you’ll get hands-on healthcare instruction and classes on operating

a sanctuary. Learn more.Stop Abuse & Antibiotic Misuse

Pending legislation would curb the routine feeding of antibiotics to farm

animals, a practice that enables producers to keep animals in filthy, crowded

conditions and is associated with the development of drug-resistant

pathogens. Take action.Injured Duck Gets Helping Hand

Lake Spafford, which runs through the University of California, Davis Arboretum,

is an ideal environment for waterfowl, amphibians and fish. However, some

species were not originally born and raised there, which can leave these

individuals at risk. Read more.Critical Farm Maintenance Progress

Thanks to you, we’ve raised $154,000 toward our $209,000 goal! The turkeys

have a new barn roof. Two pastures have 3,000 feet of strong new fencing. A new

electrical building is complete. And now, rewiring of the entire farm is

underway - all made possible by YOU! Debut Camp Sanctuary a Big Hit

See an inspiring video from our first Camp Sanctuary - a week to remember

complete with crafts, barn chores, vegan s’mores, and quality time with the

animals. Our nine campers learned a lot, but they also taught us a thing or two

with their boundless energy, idealism and compassion.Join Our Advocacy Campaign

Team (ACT)

As a member of ACT, you’ll receive a monthly electronic ACT update, featuring

actions you can take for farm animals, breaking campaign news, new or improved

advocacy tools, everyday activism tips, and feedback from team members. Join ACT

today.

 

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